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Kai Zhang; Su-Hie Ting – Journal of International Students, 2025
Past research has focused primarily on the cross-cultural adaptation of expatriates upon arrival in the host country, but few studies have explored the prior cross-cultural contact and adjustment experiences of international students. This study examined the impact of prior cross-cultural exposure on the cross-cultural adaptation of Asian and…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Student Adjustment, Acculturation, Educational Experience
Moon, Chi Yun; Zhang, Shuai; Larke, Patricia J.; James, Marlon C. – Journal of International Students, 2020
This qualitative study explored the experiences of six Chinese and South Korean graduate students in the United States. Semistructured interviews and an interpretive phenomenological approach were used in which three major themes emerged: (a) academic challenges and acculturation, (b) academic support from host institute, and (c) cultural and…
Descriptors: Educational Experience, Graduate Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Phenomenology
Liu, Ning; Neuhaus, Birgit Jana – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2018
Given the globalization of science education and the different cultures between China and Germany, we tried to compare and explain the differences on teacher questions and real life instances in biology lessons between the two countries from a culture-related perspective. 22 biology teachers from China and 21 biology teachers from Germany…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Biology, Science Instruction, Cross Cultural Studies
Akhtar, Nadeem; Pratt, Cornelius B.; Bo, Shan – Journal of Research in International Education, 2015
Since 2006, the enrollment of African students in Chinese universities has been increasing steadily. A majority of the students have been recruited through the China Scholarship Council. Cast against that background of growth in the number of African students in Chinese universities, it is important that their educational experience in a country…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Student Adjustment, Foreign Countries, Barriers
Crawford, Ian; Wang, Zhiqi – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
This study investigates the academic performance differences between Chinese and UK students in a UK university using two undergraduate cohorts by uniquely exploring academic performance patterns among Chinese and UK students across a full degree study period (3 or 4 years). The results reveal a dramatic drop in performance among Chinese students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Undergraduate Students
Lin, Emily; Shi, Qingmin; Wang, Jian; Zhang, Shaoan; Hui, Liu – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2012
This study examined similar and differing initial motivations to teach between 257 US and 542 Chinese preservice teachers using the recently validated FIT-Choice scale. In both countries, participants were motivated to enter teaching because of their social utility values. US preservice teachers reported significantly higher motivations from…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Career Choice, Foreign Countries
Chen, Rainbow Tsai-Hung; Bennett, Sue – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2012
International students have become an important part of many universities, both through the income they provide and the diversity they bring to student populations. Studying in a foreign country can be challenging, requiring students to adapt to unfamiliar educational cultures. With the integration of online technologies into higher education,…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Jin, Lixian; Cortazzi, Martin – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2006
This paper analyses some changing aspects of learning and "cultures of learning" in China: these are related to meeting the needs of Chinese learners studying in higher education in the UK. We use the term "cultures of learning" to draw attention to the socio-cultural aspects of key practices, expectations and interpretations…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Prior Learning, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)